New 3DMark Trailer released by Futuremark

Today we get to show you a little taste of what Futuremark is going to bring to the table with their new GPU benchmark. They have not yet mentioned a name for this benchmark, but we do have a couple of screenshots and a high resolution trailer (2560×1440) to show you.

The screenshots are from one of three GPU tests called, “Fire Strike”. Futuremark states that Fire Strike, “…is our new showcase DirectX 11 benchmark designed for high-performance gaming PCs. It is our most ambitious and technical benchmark ever, featuring real-time graphics rendered with detail and complexity far beyond what you can find in other benchmarks and games today.” They go on to describe what is going on behind the scenes as far as rendering techniques. “Some of the techniques used include tessellation, dynamic particle illumination and shadowing, smoke simulation using grid-based fluid dynamics, volume ray casting with shadows and a wide variety of post processing effects including depth of field, blooms, distortions and various lens effects.” In other words, a lot of the things that help make modern and future games so pretty. So without further rambling, here are the screenshots and video.

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We have a bit of an update. Below are screenshots from their DX10 benchmark ("...uses a DirectX 11 engine limited to Direct3D feature level 10_0, making it suitable for testing DirectX 10 compatible hardware found in notebooks and typical home PCs. It is also an ideal benchmark for entry-level DirectX 11 integrated graphics solutions that could struggle to run the more demanding Fire Strike test.) called Cloud Gate. Cloud Gate also includes two graphics tests and a physics test. I wonder how long this benchmark will take to run?

This will also be available across multiple platforms including

Another note is that sadly, this will not be released this year, but Futuremark is looking towards the first part of 2013, January to be specific, for the windows platform, and Q1 2013 for Android, iOS, and Windows RT.

The last update are the editions, Futuremark had this to say: 3DMark will be available as a free Basic Edition on all platforms, a paid Advanced Edition with more options for the enthusiast, and a Professional Edition designed for business users.

For more screenshots, please visit the Futuremark website: http://www.futuremark.com/benchmarks/3dmark